2026 Porsche 911 GT2 RS spied for the first time
As has become tradition, the new GT2 RS is likely to be the finest and final version of the current (992-series) generation Porsche 911.
Essentially a turbocharged version of the rear-wheel drive, track-honed GT3 RS, it's expected to once again combine the exotic chassis and high-downforce aero of Porsche's latest racer-for-the-road with a rear-drive version of the latest 911 Turbo's high-output boxer powertrain.
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Neither of those two top-shelf 911 models have yet been revealed in upgraded 992.2-series form, but the facelifted 911 Turbo is expected to employ T-Hybrid electrification technology from the latest 911 Carrera GTS.
Therefore the updated Turbo S should easily eclipse the 478kW/800Nm power and torque outputs of the current model's twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre six-cylinder boxer engine (427kW/750Nm for the regular 911 Turbo).
But as Porsche's quickest and fastest production model, the new GT2 RS will have even bigger shoes to fill, given the last vehicle to wear the hallowed nameplate produced an epic 515kW/750Nm, so electric turbo assistance could see the new range-topper punch out close to 600kW.
The T-Hybrid system introduced in the GTS comprises an electric motor to assist the turbine of the exhaust-driven turbocharger in spinning up more quickly, all but eliminating turbo lag.
It can also harness excess boost pressure and act as a generator to create electricity for a 1.9kWh battery that, in turn, powers a 40kW/150Nm electric motor integrated between the engine and transmission.
That helps give the single-turbo 3.6-litre flat six in the GTS outputs of 398kW and 610Nm – up 45kW/40Nm on the twin-turbo 3.0-litre 992.1-series GTS it replaced.
That's enough for it to hit 100km/h in a claimed 3.0 seconds, or just 0.2 seconds more than the standard 911 Turbo (which is also only 29kW more powerful).
At the launch of the GTS T-Hybrid, Porsche engineers said there was no room remaining for a second turbocharger in the vehicle's rear engine bay, but the revised rear-end design of the wide-bodied RS vehicle in these shots could be the packaging answer to the question of how to electrify the GT2's (and the 911 Turbo's) larger-capacity twin-turbo engine.
It may look similar to the existing GT3 RS up front, but this development prototype wears a heavily camouflaged rear bumper housing separated exhaust outlets rather than the twin central exhausts seen on the GT3 RS, while the rear wheel-arches appear to be even wider again.
A new GT2 RS comes around only every seven or eight years, giving Porsche the only GT2-class street car in its class and providing well-heeled 911 buyers with a fitting, top-end swansong for each successive generation.
Like the previous 991-series model produced between 2017 and 2019, the new GT2 RS won't be a limited edition but will be made for a limited time, and will be expensive.
Ferocious enough to set new production car lap records at the Nürburgring and Bathurst, the old GT2 RS was priced at a cool $645,000 before on-road costs in Australia, where only a small number were made available.
But for another $70,000, the Weissach package allowed customers to swap the titanium roof for a carbon-fibre unit, and also get forged magnesium wheels, thinner glass, and carbon stabiliser bars and shift paddles.
An even wilder single-seat, track-only Clubsport version was produced, limited to just 200 vehicles worldwide but producing the same 515kW.
At the time, the GT2's 2.8-second 0-100km/h and 340km/h top speed made it the quickest and fastest production Porsche ever, excluding the limited edition 918 Spyder hypercar, which quoted figures of 2.6 seconds and 345km/h.
But given even the current 911 Turbo matches the old GT2's 0-100km/h pace and the Turbo S lowers it to 2.7 seconds, the upgraded Turbo S should at least match the 918 for standing-start acceleration and the new GT2 RS should become the quickest and fastest road-legal Porsche ever.
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Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
The next Porsche 911 GT2 RS has been spotted undergoing development testing on and around the Nürburgring, providing our first look at the German performance car brand's new 911 flagship, including its extreme new aero package and re-profiled rear.
As has become tradition, the new GT2 RS is likely to be the finest and final version of the current (992-series) generation Porsche 911.
Essentially a turbocharged version of the rear-wheel drive, track-honed GT3 RS, it's expected to once again combine the exotic chassis and high-downforce aero of Porsche's latest racer-for-the-road with a rear-drive version of the latest 911 Turbo's high-output boxer powertrain.
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Neither of those two top-shelf 911 models have yet been revealed in upgraded 992.2-series form, but the facelifted 911 Turbo is expected to employ T-Hybrid electrification technology from the latest 911 Carrera GTS.
Therefore the updated Turbo S should easily eclipse the 478kW/800Nm power and torque outputs of the current model's twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre six-cylinder boxer engine (427kW/750Nm for the regular 911 Turbo).
But as Porsche's quickest and fastest production model, the new GT2 RS will have even bigger shoes to fill, given the last vehicle to wear the hallowed nameplate produced an epic 515kW/750Nm, so electric turbo assistance could see the new range-topper punch out close to 600kW.
The T-Hybrid system introduced in the GTS comprises an electric motor to assist the turbine of the exhaust-driven turbocharger in spinning up more quickly, all but eliminating turbo lag.
It can also harness excess boost pressure and act as a generator to create electricity for a 1.9kWh battery that, in turn, powers a 40kW/150Nm electric motor integrated between the engine and transmission.
That helps give the single-turbo 3.6-litre flat six in the GTS outputs of 398kW and 610Nm – up 45kW/40Nm on the twin-turbo 3.0-litre 992.1-series GTS it replaced.
That's enough for it to hit 100km/h in a claimed 3.0 seconds, or just 0.2 seconds more than the standard 911 Turbo (which is also only 29kW more powerful).
At the launch of the GTS T-Hybrid, Porsche engineers said there was no room remaining for a second turbocharger in the vehicle's rear engine bay, but the revised rear-end design of the wide-bodied RS vehicle in these shots could be the packaging answer to the question of how to electrify the GT2's (and the 911 Turbo's) larger-capacity twin-turbo engine.
It may look similar to the existing GT3 RS up front, but this development prototype wears a heavily camouflaged rear bumper housing separated exhaust outlets rather than the twin central exhausts seen on the GT3 RS, while the rear wheel-arches appear to be even wider again.
A new GT2 RS comes around only every seven or eight years, giving Porsche the only GT2-class street car in its class and providing well-heeled 911 buyers with a fitting, top-end swansong for each successive generation.
Like the previous 991-series model produced between 2017 and 2019, the new GT2 RS won't be a limited edition but will be made for a limited time, and will be expensive.
Ferocious enough to set new production car lap records at the Nürburgring and Bathurst, the old GT2 RS was priced at a cool $645,000 before on-road costs in Australia, where only a small number were made available.
But for another $70,000, the Weissach package allowed customers to swap the titanium roof for a carbon-fibre unit, and also get forged magnesium wheels, thinner glass, and carbon stabiliser bars and shift paddles.
An even wilder single-seat, track-only Clubsport version was produced, limited to just 200 vehicles worldwide but producing the same 515kW.
At the time, the GT2's 2.8-second 0-100km/h and 340km/h top speed made it the quickest and fastest production Porsche ever, excluding the limited edition 918 Spyder hypercar, which quoted figures of 2.6 seconds and 345km/h.
But given even the current 911 Turbo matches the old GT2's 0-100km/h pace and the Turbo S lowers it to 2.7 seconds, the upgraded Turbo S should at least match the 918 for standing-start acceleration and the new GT2 RS should become the quickest and fastest road-legal Porsche ever.
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The next Porsche 911 GT2 RS has been spotted undergoing development testing on and around the Nürburgring, providing our first look at the German performance car brand's new 911 flagship, including its extreme new aero package and re-profiled rear.
As has become tradition, the new GT2 RS is likely to be the finest and final version of the current (992-series) generation Porsche 911.
Essentially a turbocharged version of the rear-wheel drive, track-honed GT3 RS, it's expected to once again combine the exotic chassis and high-downforce aero of Porsche's latest racer-for-the-road with a rear-drive version of the latest 911 Turbo's high-output boxer powertrain.
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Neither of those two top-shelf 911 models have yet been revealed in upgraded 992.2-series form, but the facelifted 911 Turbo is expected to employ T-Hybrid electrification technology from the latest 911 Carrera GTS.
Therefore the updated Turbo S should easily eclipse the 478kW/800Nm power and torque outputs of the current model's twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre six-cylinder boxer engine (427kW/750Nm for the regular 911 Turbo).
But as Porsche's quickest and fastest production model, the new GT2 RS will have even bigger shoes to fill, given the last vehicle to wear the hallowed nameplate produced an epic 515kW/750Nm, so electric turbo assistance could see the new range-topper punch out close to 600kW.
The T-Hybrid system introduced in the GTS comprises an electric motor to assist the turbine of the exhaust-driven turbocharger in spinning up more quickly, all but eliminating turbo lag.
It can also harness excess boost pressure and act as a generator to create electricity for a 1.9kWh battery that, in turn, powers a 40kW/150Nm electric motor integrated between the engine and transmission.
That helps give the single-turbo 3.6-litre flat six in the GTS outputs of 398kW and 610Nm – up 45kW/40Nm on the twin-turbo 3.0-litre 992.1-series GTS it replaced.
That's enough for it to hit 100km/h in a claimed 3.0 seconds, or just 0.2 seconds more than the standard 911 Turbo (which is also only 29kW more powerful).
At the launch of the GTS T-Hybrid, Porsche engineers said there was no room remaining for a second turbocharger in the vehicle's rear engine bay, but the revised rear-end design of the wide-bodied RS vehicle in these shots could be the packaging answer to the question of how to electrify the GT2's (and the 911 Turbo's) larger-capacity twin-turbo engine.
It may look similar to the existing GT3 RS up front, but this development prototype wears a heavily camouflaged rear bumper housing separated exhaust outlets rather than the twin central exhausts seen on the GT3 RS, while the rear wheel-arches appear to be even wider again.
A new GT2 RS comes around only every seven or eight years, giving Porsche the only GT2-class street car in its class and providing well-heeled 911 buyers with a fitting, top-end swansong for each successive generation.
Like the previous 991-series model produced between 2017 and 2019, the new GT2 RS won't be a limited edition but will be made for a limited time, and will be expensive.
Ferocious enough to set new production car lap records at the Nürburgring and Bathurst, the old GT2 RS was priced at a cool $645,000 before on-road costs in Australia, where only a small number were made available.
But for another $70,000, the Weissach package allowed customers to swap the titanium roof for a carbon-fibre unit, and also get forged magnesium wheels, thinner glass, and carbon stabiliser bars and shift paddles.
An even wilder single-seat, track-only Clubsport version was produced, limited to just 200 vehicles worldwide but producing the same 515kW.
At the time, the GT2's 2.8-second 0-100km/h and 340km/h top speed made it the quickest and fastest production Porsche ever, excluding the limited edition 918 Spyder hypercar, which quoted figures of 2.6 seconds and 345km/h.
But given even the current 911 Turbo matches the old GT2's 0-100km/h pace and the Turbo S lowers it to 2.7 seconds, the upgraded Turbo S should at least match the 918 for standing-start acceleration and the new GT2 RS should become the quickest and fastest road-legal Porsche ever.
MORE: Everything Porsche
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
The next Porsche 911 GT2 RS has been spotted undergoing development testing on and around the Nürburgring, providing our first look at the German performance car brand's new 911 flagship, including its extreme new aero package and re-profiled rear.
As has become tradition, the new GT2 RS is likely to be the finest and final version of the current (992-series) generation Porsche 911.
Essentially a turbocharged version of the rear-wheel drive, track-honed GT3 RS, it's expected to once again combine the exotic chassis and high-downforce aero of Porsche's latest racer-for-the-road with a rear-drive version of the latest 911 Turbo's high-output boxer powertrain.
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Neither of those two top-shelf 911 models have yet been revealed in upgraded 992.2-series form, but the facelifted 911 Turbo is expected to employ T-Hybrid electrification technology from the latest 911 Carrera GTS.
Therefore the updated Turbo S should easily eclipse the 478kW/800Nm power and torque outputs of the current model's twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre six-cylinder boxer engine (427kW/750Nm for the regular 911 Turbo).
But as Porsche's quickest and fastest production model, the new GT2 RS will have even bigger shoes to fill, given the last vehicle to wear the hallowed nameplate produced an epic 515kW/750Nm, so electric turbo assistance could see the new range-topper punch out close to 600kW.
The T-Hybrid system introduced in the GTS comprises an electric motor to assist the turbine of the exhaust-driven turbocharger in spinning up more quickly, all but eliminating turbo lag.
It can also harness excess boost pressure and act as a generator to create electricity for a 1.9kWh battery that, in turn, powers a 40kW/150Nm electric motor integrated between the engine and transmission.
That helps give the single-turbo 3.6-litre flat six in the GTS outputs of 398kW and 610Nm – up 45kW/40Nm on the twin-turbo 3.0-litre 992.1-series GTS it replaced.
That's enough for it to hit 100km/h in a claimed 3.0 seconds, or just 0.2 seconds more than the standard 911 Turbo (which is also only 29kW more powerful).
At the launch of the GTS T-Hybrid, Porsche engineers said there was no room remaining for a second turbocharger in the vehicle's rear engine bay, but the revised rear-end design of the wide-bodied RS vehicle in these shots could be the packaging answer to the question of how to electrify the GT2's (and the 911 Turbo's) larger-capacity twin-turbo engine.
It may look similar to the existing GT3 RS up front, but this development prototype wears a heavily camouflaged rear bumper housing separated exhaust outlets rather than the twin central exhausts seen on the GT3 RS, while the rear wheel-arches appear to be even wider again.
A new GT2 RS comes around only every seven or eight years, giving Porsche the only GT2-class street car in its class and providing well-heeled 911 buyers with a fitting, top-end swansong for each successive generation.
Like the previous 991-series model produced between 2017 and 2019, the new GT2 RS won't be a limited edition but will be made for a limited time, and will be expensive.
Ferocious enough to set new production car lap records at the Nürburgring and Bathurst, the old GT2 RS was priced at a cool $645,000 before on-road costs in Australia, where only a small number were made available.
But for another $70,000, the Weissach package allowed customers to swap the titanium roof for a carbon-fibre unit, and also get forged magnesium wheels, thinner glass, and carbon stabiliser bars and shift paddles.
An even wilder single-seat, track-only Clubsport version was produced, limited to just 200 vehicles worldwide but producing the same 515kW.
At the time, the GT2's 2.8-second 0-100km/h and 340km/h top speed made it the quickest and fastest production Porsche ever, excluding the limited edition 918 Spyder hypercar, which quoted figures of 2.6 seconds and 345km/h.
But given even the current 911 Turbo matches the old GT2's 0-100km/h pace and the Turbo S lowers it to 2.7 seconds, the upgraded Turbo S should at least match the 918 for standing-start acceleration and the new GT2 RS should become the quickest and fastest road-legal Porsche ever.
MORE: Everything Porsche
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If you want a large, combustion-powered Audi without the RS treatment, you now have just one option: the A6 45 TFSI quattro S line, priced at $124,950 before on-roads. ABOVE: New-generation Audi A6 (left), outgoing model (right) A look at Audi's German website confirms the outgoing A6 and A7, including their sportier S and RS variants, are no longer available to order. Audi is replacing the outgoing A6 with a new-generation sedan and Avant wagon based on the company's Premium Platform Combustion (PPC), which will be complemented by the electric A6 e-tron and A6 Avant e-tron based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Both of these model lines are already on sale in Europe but Audi has yet to officially lock them in for Australian release. Instead, it says these vehicles are "currently under evaluation for the Australian market". "Our product team are constantly evaluating each model line and the specific models within the range to determine the mix, pricing, and specification for everything we offer here in Australia," said the spokesperson. Should Audi not bring the new-generation A6 to Australia, including its inevitable hotted-up RS flagship, the recently launched A5/S5 would become the brand's largest combustion-powered passenger car available in Australia. ABOVE: Audi S8 The discontinuation of the S8 locally now leaves Audi without a model in the so-called 'Upper Large' passenger car segment, which also contains vehicles like the rival BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, after 30 years. Audi delivered just three S8s in the first half of this year, but even looking at full-year sales of the A8/S8 in 2024 – when the flagship was still available to order – it notched up only 10 deliveries, down 47.4 per cent on the previous year and behind the LS (11), S-Class (43) and 7 Series (49). It isn't just the Upper Large segment from which Audi is withdrawing. The four-ringed brand no longer offers any coupe or convertible models, neither here nor abroad, following the axing of the R8 supercar and TT sports car, and the introduction of the new-generation of A5 without any two-door variants. MORE: Everything Audi A6 • S6 • RS6 • A7 • S7 • RS7 • A8 • S8 Content originally sourced from: The Audi A7 Sportback and S8 limousine are the latest passenger models from the German luxury brand to become unavailable to order in Australia. Audi Australia has updated its website to confirm orders for the large five-door liftback and even larger four-door sedan are now closed. While the A7 is at the end of its lifecycle – it's understood the latest A6 replaces both the outgoing A6 and A7 – the S8 hasn't been discontinued globally. The S8 also continues to be offered in the UK, another major right-hand drive market, as well as in its home market of Germany. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. ABOVE: Audi A7 However, the A8 and S8 family entered production late in 2017, which means they're close to a decade old now, and yet no replacement has been announced, combustion-powered or otherwise. "The S8 is no longer available in showrooms at this stage," confirmed an Audi Australia spokesperson. "While the A8 range is currently unavailable, the Audi Australia team constantly evaluates all models available to us from the factory, ensuring that we have a broad range of models available here to meet customer's needs." The removal of the A7 and S8 from Australian order books comes after the 'regular' A8 was retired locally, and orders were closed for the high-riding A6 allroad wagon, the S6 sports sedan and the S7 Sportback after the 2024 model year. That leaves Audi's large passenger model range consisting of only the high-performance RS6 Avant and RS7 Sportback, plus the outgoing A6 sedan and the recently updated S and RS e-tron GT electric sedans. If you want a large, combustion-powered Audi without the RS treatment, you now have just one option: the A6 45 TFSI quattro S line, priced at $124,950 before on-roads. ABOVE: New-generation Audi A6 (left), outgoing model (right) A look at Audi's German website confirms the outgoing A6 and A7, including their sportier S and RS variants, are no longer available to order. Audi is replacing the outgoing A6 with a new-generation sedan and Avant wagon based on the company's Premium Platform Combustion (PPC), which will be complemented by the electric A6 e-tron and A6 Avant e-tron based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Both of these model lines are already on sale in Europe but Audi has yet to officially lock them in for Australian release. Instead, it says these vehicles are "currently under evaluation for the Australian market". "Our product team are constantly evaluating each model line and the specific models within the range to determine the mix, pricing, and specification for everything we offer here in Australia," said the spokesperson. Should Audi not bring the new-generation A6 to Australia, including its inevitable hotted-up RS flagship, the recently launched A5/S5 would become the brand's largest combustion-powered passenger car available in Australia. ABOVE: Audi S8 The discontinuation of the S8 locally now leaves Audi without a model in the so-called 'Upper Large' passenger car segment, which also contains vehicles like the rival BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, after 30 years. Audi delivered just three S8s in the first half of this year, but even looking at full-year sales of the A8/S8 in 2024 – when the flagship was still available to order – it notched up only 10 deliveries, down 47.4 per cent on the previous year and behind the LS (11), S-Class (43) and 7 Series (49). It isn't just the Upper Large segment from which Audi is withdrawing. The four-ringed brand no longer offers any coupe or convertible models, neither here nor abroad, following the axing of the R8 supercar and TT sports car, and the introduction of the new-generation of A5 without any two-door variants. MORE: Everything Audi A6 • S6 • RS6 • A7 • S7 • RS7 • A8 • S8 Content originally sourced from: The Audi A7 Sportback and S8 limousine are the latest passenger models from the German luxury brand to become unavailable to order in Australia. Audi Australia has updated its website to confirm orders for the large five-door liftback and even larger four-door sedan are now closed. While the A7 is at the end of its lifecycle – it's understood the latest A6 replaces both the outgoing A6 and A7 – the S8 hasn't been discontinued globally. The S8 also continues to be offered in the UK, another major right-hand drive market, as well as in its home market of Germany. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. ABOVE: Audi A7 However, the A8 and S8 family entered production late in 2017, which means they're close to a decade old now, and yet no replacement has been announced, combustion-powered or otherwise. "The S8 is no longer available in showrooms at this stage," confirmed an Audi Australia spokesperson. "While the A8 range is currently unavailable, the Audi Australia team constantly evaluates all models available to us from the factory, ensuring that we have a broad range of models available here to meet customer's needs." The removal of the A7 and S8 from Australian order books comes after the 'regular' A8 was retired locally, and orders were closed for the high-riding A6 allroad wagon, the S6 sports sedan and the S7 Sportback after the 2024 model year. That leaves Audi's large passenger model range consisting of only the high-performance RS6 Avant and RS7 Sportback, plus the outgoing A6 sedan and the recently updated S and RS e-tron GT electric sedans. If you want a large, combustion-powered Audi without the RS treatment, you now have just one option: the A6 45 TFSI quattro S line, priced at $124,950 before on-roads. ABOVE: New-generation Audi A6 (left), outgoing model (right) A look at Audi's German website confirms the outgoing A6 and A7, including their sportier S and RS variants, are no longer available to order. Audi is replacing the outgoing A6 with a new-generation sedan and Avant wagon based on the company's Premium Platform Combustion (PPC), which will be complemented by the electric A6 e-tron and A6 Avant e-tron based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Both of these model lines are already on sale in Europe but Audi has yet to officially lock them in for Australian release. Instead, it says these vehicles are "currently under evaluation for the Australian market". "Our product team are constantly evaluating each model line and the specific models within the range to determine the mix, pricing, and specification for everything we offer here in Australia," said the spokesperson. Should Audi not bring the new-generation A6 to Australia, including its inevitable hotted-up RS flagship, the recently launched A5/S5 would become the brand's largest combustion-powered passenger car available in Australia. ABOVE: Audi S8 The discontinuation of the S8 locally now leaves Audi without a model in the so-called 'Upper Large' passenger car segment, which also contains vehicles like the rival BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class, after 30 years. Audi delivered just three S8s in the first half of this year, but even looking at full-year sales of the A8/S8 in 2024 – when the flagship was still available to order – it notched up only 10 deliveries, down 47.4 per cent on the previous year and behind the LS (11), S-Class (43) and 7 Series (49). It isn't just the Upper Large segment from which Audi is withdrawing. The four-ringed brand no longer offers any coupe or convertible models, neither here nor abroad, following the axing of the R8 supercar and TT sports car, and the introduction of the new-generation of A5 without any two-door variants. MORE: Everything Audi A6 • S6 • RS6 • A7 • S7 • RS7 • A8 • S8 Content originally sourced from:
